Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?
Chapter 161 - 160: Hearing the Name, Not Knowing the Person

Chapter 161: Chapter 160: Hearing the Name, Not Knowing the Person

"Indeed, Xiao Mu, your idea is very bold, and you have strong execution."

After listening to Su Mu’s explanation, Elder Su nodded in approval of his grandson’s approach.

It had been quite some time since Huadong City submitted its application for the construction of Subway Line 5.

However, without a definitive plan in place, the business tycoons of Huadong City had remained inactive.

It wasn’t necessarily true that no one had thought of the area that Su Mu had purchased for development.

But for those experienced in the business world, nobody dared to make a move without a hint of what was to come.

Businesspeople care about return on investment and such.

For ventures with no clear prospects, there was a tacit agreement not to touch them.

Su Mu remembered that at last night’s Su Family Group’s banquet, many big-shot attendees had their comments about his land purchase.

It was only because Su Mu was spending the Su Family’s money and his status being what it is, that people refrained from overtly criticizing or instructing him.

Now that the news had been released, he wondered what expressions those self-important tycoons from last night would have?

Su Mu was somewhat looking forward to it.

Of course, this was just a thought to himself. If Su Mu really had to spend time chatting with those people again, he would consider it a waste of time.

"Thank you for the exaggeration, Grandfather."

Su Mu wasn’t modest at all and gladly accepted Elder Su’s praise.

Right now, Su Mu felt great.

Although he knew the information provided by the system was definitely correct,

without an official announcement, one always lacked a sense of achievement.

Now Su Mu felt like all he needed to do was lie back and count his money.

Upon the release of the news, who knew how many companies would be scrambling for plots in that area?

No matter which company it was, they couldn’t possibly bypass the land Su Mu had bought.

After all, none other than Su Mu had purchased the central plot.

"Xiao Mu..."

Elder Su wanted to say something more when Ah Fook’s cell phone suddenly rang.

Ah Fook was startled. He didn’t have many relatives and had always lived in the Su Family castle.

Also, since Elder Su had retired from the forefront of business, Ah Fook had followed him in stepping away from the commercial scene.

It was rare for Ah Fook’s phone to ring.

Sometimes Elder Su even joked that Ah Fook’s cell phone was just a decoration.

Because even if Su Ruizhi and Bai Xiuping were to call the castle, they usually used the landline.

Unless it was an emergency, Ah Fook’s cell phone ringing was a rarity.

Ah Fook glanced at the number, which was unfamiliar.

Not wanting to interrupt Elder Su and Su Mu’s conversation, Ah Fook stepped aside and answered the call.

"Xiao Mu, have you talked to your father about your analysis?"

Elder Su knew the Su Family Group hadn’t made any significant moves lately and thus he asked.

"Grandfather, I roughly discussed it with my dad. It was a critical time for the Su Family Group’s IPO, so my dad didn’t want to divert his attention elsewhere,"

"Besides, it was just a guess at that time, and it might not have been true. It was fine for me to just play around with the idea on my own,"

Su Mu explained roughly, also providing an excuse for why his father had not taken action at the time.

Elder Su nodded. Indeed, even if Xiao Mu had discussed it with him,

he didn’t think he would have made a move either.

After all, they had too many things to consider.

Contrarily, Xiao Mu didn’t have such restraints.

"Master, Young Master, the call just now was from..."

Ah Fook came over after ending the call.

Just as he was about to say who had called him, his cell phone rang once more.

Ah Fook glanced at the incoming call number, still not recognizing it.

But with the recent experience, Ah Fook had some idea of what to expect.

He looked at Elder Su, who waved his hand, signaling Ah Fook to go ahead and answer the call.

Ah Fook stepped back a few steps and took the call.

Because of Ah Fook’s unusual phone activity, Su Mu and Elder Su silently stopped their chat.

Su Mu noticed that Ah Fook kept glancing at him a few times while taking the call.

Could it be related to him?

Su Mu was puzzled. Was there someone who needed to find him through Ah Fook?

Su Mu’s phone was not on him.

Usually, when Su Mu accompanied his grandfather to practice Tai Chi, he would just leave his phone in the room.

But Su Mu felt that even if there was a call for him, it shouldn’t have come through Ah Fook’s phone.

It seemed that he hadn’t given Ah Fook’s number to anyone else.

Watching Ah Fook hang up the phone, Su Mu awaited the revelation of the answer.

Unfortunately, before Ah Fook could get closer, the phone rang again.

This time, Ah Fook didn’t need to walk back and forth, picked up the call, said something, and hung up.

The ringtone sounded once more, pick up, and hang up again.

Su Mu exchanged a look with his grandfather, noting that Ah Fook seemed really busy today.

Seeing the situation, it must be that many people were continuously dialing Ah Fook’s number.

That would explain why one call had just ended when another came through immediately.

It could perfectly be described as seamless.

Su Mu thought that if this were in the past with manual switching, an operator would need to be dedicated to Ah Fook’s number.

He had no idea how many calls Ah Fook had taken.

If Su Mu had planned to go out, he would have run out of patience waiting by now.

"Elder Su, Young Master, the calls just now were all from the executives in Huadong City’s business arena,"

"It seems everyone has caught wind of the approval for the construction of Metro Line 5, and they also know that Young Master has a crucial piece of land."

"These executives indicate that they would like to buy that plot of land from Young Master, of course, offering a very high price."

Ah Fook gave a rough outline of the calls he had just received.

Ah Fook truly had not expected that the land Young Master acquired would become such a hot commodity in just a few short days.

Initially, when Young Master instructed him to buy that plot, Ah Fook thought the land would have to be held onto for a while.

After all, there were no intentions of developing that area, were there?

Ah Fook now had nothing but admiration for Su Mu’s foresight.

From stocks back then to land now.

Ah Fook thought that even for someone like him who had been in the business world with Elder Su all his life, he did not have the kind of vision that Young Master had.

"Who all wants to buy my land?"

Su Mu had initially planned to flip the property.

Now that the good news was out, he didn’t plan to sit on it.

When it was time to act, he would act. Development was something Su Mu thought best left to others.

Su Mu mentioned he was about to start university and did not have the time, did he?

Ah Fook listed a bunch of names, and Su Mu admitted he had not heard of any of them.

"Oh yes, there’s also Jiang Maohua from the construction sector, President Jiang."

It seemed Ah Fook had initially forgotten about Jiang Maohua and suddenly remembered to add this at the end.

"Jiang Maohua?"

Su Mu smiled playfully. His girlfriend’s father?

Since Jiang Xinxuan hadn’t attended the banquet yesterday, Su Mu said he still only knew the name and not the person when it came to this prospective father-in-law.